aguardiente

9.9

A strong drink you make by distilling sugarcane or fruit, often flavored

noun
/ˌɑːɡwɑːrˈdjen.teɪ/

: aguardiente

At the fiesta, everyone toasted with glasses of aguardiente to celebrate the special occasion.
bottle of aguardiente

Yeah, that's super Aguardientes from Energy in Colombia.

Examples

Groups of workers would get together in the barracks with a bottle of aguardiente and play cards.

Academic text (1996)
After a long day of work, the friends enjoyed a round of aguardiente while reminiscing about their adventures.
He offered his guests some homemade aguardiente, a traditional drink known for its strong flavor.

Synonyms

rum

vsaguardiente

131 3.1

A strong alcoholic drink made from sugarcane or its syrup

is broader made from sugarcane or fruit and sometimes homemade

tequila

vsaguardiente

121 3.2

A Mexican alcoholic drink made from blue agave plant

is made from sugarcane or fruit and sometimes homemade

mescal

vsaguardiente

3 9.3

A strong clear Mexican alcoholic drink made from the agave plant

is made from sugarcane or fruit and sometimes homemade

mezcal

vsaguardiente

2 7.2

A Mexican alcoholic drink that people make from the agave plant

is made from sugarcane or fruit and sometimes homemade

How Alcoholic

absinthe

1 9.9

vodka

303 1.3

aguardiente

9.9

liqueur

14 5.6

wine

∞ 1.0

cider

76 1.5

beer

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

aguardiente singular

aguardientes plural

Etymology

The word aguardiente comes from the Spanish parts agua meaning 'water' and ardiente meaning 'burning'. So it literally means 'burning water', a simple image to remember that aguardiente is a strong, hot spirit.